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Landing page templates
For an accelerated and improved design process, you can create standalone landing page templates to standardize your page design and content. Marketing strategists can reuse the pages and adapt them to fit use in campaigns and journeys.
Access and manage landing page templates
To access landing page templates in Adobe Journey Optimizer B2B Edition, go to Content Management > Templates. Under WEB in the navigation panel, select Landing page templates.
The displayed listing page includes all the landing page templates created in the instance listed in table format. The table is sorted by the Modified column by default, with the most recently updated templates at the top. Click the column title to change between ascending and descending.
To search for a template by name, enter a text string in the search bar.
Click the Filter icon (
Customize the columns that you want to display in the table by clicking the Customize table icon (
From the displayed list of templates, you can take the actions described in the following sections.
Create a landing page template
You can create a landing page template from the landing page template listing page by clicking Create template at the top right.
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In the dialog, enter a unique Name (required) and a useful Description (optional).
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Click Create.
The Create your primary landing page page opens and provides options for creating the template: Design from scratch, Import HTML, or select one of the Saved templates.
After you select the method that you want to use to start your template design, use the visual design space to design your landing page template content.
Design from scratch
Use the visual design space to define the structure of the landing page content. By adding and moving structural components with simple drag-and-drop actions, you can design the shape of the reusable page content within seconds.
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From the Design your template home page, select the Design from scratch option.
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Add structure and content to the template.
Import HTML
Adobe Journey Optimizer B2B Edition allows you to import existing HTML content to design your landing page templates.
Imported content can be:
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An HTML file with an incorporated style sheet
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A .zip file that includes an HTML file, the style sheet (.css), and images
note note NOTE There are no constraints on the .zip file structure. However, references must be relative and fit with the tree structure of the .zip folder. The images are always uploaded to the connected Marketo Engage assets repository. If you want to manage the image files in Experience Manager Assets, upload them separately in that app interface and change the image links in the email designer.
To import a file containing HTML content:
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From the Design your template home page, select the Import HTML option.
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Drag and drop the HTML or .zip file containing your HTML content and click Import.
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<table> tag as the first layer in an HTML file can cause style loss, including background and width settings in the top layer tag.You can personalize the imported content as needed with the visual design space.
Select a design template
You can choose from:
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Sample templates. The Journey Optimizer interface offers 20 out-of-the-box email templates that you can choose from.
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Saved templates. Use a saved custom template that you either created from scratch using the Templates menu or saved from an email in a journey using the Save as content template option.
Use the Select design template section to start building your content from a template. You can use a sample template or a saved custom email template from your Journey Optimizer B2B Edition instance.
On the Design your template home page, the Sample templates tab is selected by default. To use a custom template, select the Saved templates tab.
The list of all email templates created on the current sandbox displays. You can sort them by Name, Last modified, and Last created.
Select the template that you want from the list.
After selection, this displays a preview of the template. In preview mode, you can navigate between all the templates of one category (sample or saved, depending on your selection) using the right and left arrows.
When the display matches what you want to use, click Use this template at the top right of the preview window.
This action copies the content into the visual content designer, where you can edit the content as needed.
Adobe Journey Optimizer B2B Edition offers a selection of email templates offered out-of-the-box, which can be used for creating emails and email templates.
View page template details
In the Landing page templates listing page, click the name of a landing page template to open the details page. From here, you can view basic properties for the landing page template and access the visual design space to make changes to the template content.
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View the template details, such as name and description. These settings can be edited. Click outside of the description box to save changes automatically.
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View the template properties such as created by, created on, last updated on, and modified by.
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Click More at the top right to take quick actions on the landing page template, such as Duplicate and Delete.
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If there are active alerts (errors and warning for the landing page template), click Alerts at the top right to view the information.
These alerts do not prohibit the use of the landing page template for landing page creation. The information provides visibility for marketers on your team about what might not work and the updates that are required before it can be used for delivery.
View template used-by references
Within the templates details page, click the Used By tab to view details of where this template is used in a landing page.
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Clicking the link takes you to the corresponding landing page where the template is used.
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Exit the view at any time by clicking the back arrow, which returns you to the listing page.
Edit landing page templates
This action can be taken from:
- The details page - Click Edit landing page template.
- The listing page - Click the ellipsis (…) next to a template and choose Edit.
This action takes you to the Design your template page or the visual content editor page (based on the last saved status of the landing page template). From here, you can edit your landing page template content as needed. See Create a landing page template for information about the editing options.
Duplicate landing page templates
You can duplicate a landing page template using either of the following methods:
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From the template details on the right, expand More and click Duplicate.
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From the Landing page templates listing page, click the ellipsis (…) next to the template and choose Duplicate.
In the dialog, enter a useful name (unique) and description. Click Duplicate to complete the action.
The duplicated (new) landing page template then appears in the Landing page templates listing.
Delete landing page templates
A landing page template removal cannot be undone, so check before initiating a delete action. You can delete a landing page template using either of the following methods:
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From the template details on the right, expand More and click Delete.
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From the Landing page templates listing page, click the ellipsis (…) next to the template and choose Delete.
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This action opens a confirmation dialog. You can abort the process by clicking Cancel, or click Delete to confirm removal.
Take bulk actions
From the landing page templates listing page, select multiple templates at a time by selecting the checkboxes to the left. A banner appears at the bottom when you select multiple templates.
Delete – You can delete up to a maximum of 20 templates at one time. A confirmation dialog allows you to abort the action or confirm the removal of the templates.
Author a landing page from a saved template
From the Create your landing page page, use the Select design template section to start building your content from a template.
To start building your content with one of the landing page templates created, use the following steps:
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Access the visual design space from the Edit content page.
On the Create your landing page page, the Sample templates tab is selected by default.
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To use a custom landing page template, select the Saved templates tab.
This tab displays a list of all landing page templates created on the sandbox. You can sort them By name, Last modified, and Last created.
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Select the template of your choice from the list.
After selection, this displays a preview of the template. In preview mode, you can navigate between all the templates of one category (sample or saved, depending on your selection) using the right and left arrows.
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Click Use this template at the top right.
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From the visual content design space, edit your content as needed.